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- Is Hotel California about the music industry?
- What is the chord pattern in Hotel California?
- What is Hotel California tuned to?
Is Hotel California about the music industry?
The meaning of Hotel California can be assumed as the record industry. The band, mostly California outsiders arrived in Los Angeles, along a dark desert highway to be welcomed into the music industry. ... There is no one dark desert highway, but a reference to the 'path' to Los Angeles and fame.
What is the chord pattern in Hotel California?
See: Wikipedia: Hotel California. Both chord sequences are indeed nearly the same. Jethro Tull builds its song on a repeated |i|V|VII|IV|VI|III|II|V|, whereas the Eagles progression comes out as |i|V|VII|IV|VI|III|iv|V|.
What is Hotel California tuned to?
The key is generally regarded as B minor, though the progression is interspersed with 5ths and modal interchange, which creates temporary focus on chords other than Bm. As a result, lead guitarists need to either modify the B minor scale or change scales altogether.
